exopinacoderm

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exopinacoderm (plural exopinacoderms)

  1. A surface of a sponge lined with exopinacocytes
    • 2015 August 14, “Oscarella lobularis (Homoscleromorpha, Porifera) Regeneration: Epithelial Morphogenesis and Metaplasia”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      We identified three main sources of novel exopinacoderm during the processes of its regeneration and the restoration of functional peripheral parts of the aquiferous system in O.